83_FR_47317 83 FR 47136 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

83 FR 47136 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 181 (September 18, 2018)

Page Range47136-47136
FR Document2018-20212

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 181 (Tuesday, September 18, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 47136]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20212]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of 
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Aleutian Islands Pollock Fishery Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0513.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 16.
    Burden Hours: 16.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Amendment 82 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the 
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (FMP) established a 
framework for the management of the Aleutian Islands subarea (AI) 
directed pollock fishery. An AI pollock fishery was allocated to the 
Aleut Corporation, Adak, Alaska, for the purpose of economic 
development in Adak, Alaska. The Aleut Corporation is identified in 
Public Law 108-199 as a business incorporated pursuant to the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). Regulations 
implementing the FMP appear at 50 CFR part 679.
    Each year at least 14 days before harvesting pollock or processing 
pollock in the AI directed pollock fishery, the Aleut Corporation 
selects harvesting vessels and processors for participation in this 
fishery. The Aleut Corporation submits its selected participants to the 
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for approval. On approval, 
NMFS mails the Aleut Corporation a letter that includes a list of the 
approved participants. A copy of this letter must be retained on board 
each participating vessel and on site each shoreside processor at all 
times.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: September 13, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-20212 Filed 9-17-18; 8:45 am]
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                                               has the potential to injure a marine                    the potential for physical interaction                incorporated pursuant to the Alaska
                                               mammal or marine mammal stock in the                    with marine mammals; (2) use of a                     Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C.
                                               wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has                  marine mammal excluder device in                      1601 et seq.). Regulations implementing
                                               the potential to disturb a marine                       certain trawl nets; and (3) use of                    the FMP appear at 50 CFR part 679.
                                               mammal or marine mammal stock in the                    acoustic deterrent devices on certain                    Each year at least 14 days before
                                               wild by causing disruption of behavioral                trawl nets. Additionally, the rule                    harvesting pollock or processing pollock
                                               patterns, including, but not limited to,                includes an adaptive management                       in the AI directed pollock fishery, the
                                               migration, breathing, nursing, breeding,                component that allows for timely                      Aleut Corporation selects harvesting
                                               feeding, or sheltering (Level B                         modification of mitigation or monitoring              vessels and processors for participation
                                               harassment).                                            measures based on new information,                    in this fishery. The Aleut Corporation
                                                                                                       when appropriate. The NWFSC will                      submits its selected participants to the
                                               Summary of Request
                                                                                                       submit reports as required.                           National Marine Fisheries Service
                                                  On August 10, 2015, we received an                      Based on these findings and the                    (NMFS) for approval. On approval,
                                               adequate and complete request from                      information discussed in the preamble                 NMFS mails the Aleut Corporation a
                                               NWFSC for authorization to take marine                  to the final rule, the activities described           letter that includes a list of the approved
                                               mammals incidental to fisheries                         under these LOAs will have a negligible               participants. A copy of this letter must
                                               research activities. On June 13, 2016 (81               impact on marine mammal stocks and                    be retained on board each participating
                                               FR 38516), we published a notice of                     will not have an unmitigable adverse                  vessel and on site each shoreside
                                               proposed rulemaking in the Federal                      impact on the availability of the affected            processor at all times.
                                               Register, requesting comments and                       marine mammal stock for subsistence                      Affected Public: Business or other for-
                                               information related to the proposed rule                uses.                                                 profit organizations; individuals or
                                               for thirty days. The final rule was                                                                           households.
                                               published in the Federal Register on                      Dated: August 27, 2018.
                                                                                                                                                                Frequency: Annually.
                                               July 27, 2018 (83 FR 36370). For                        Cathryn E. Tortorici,                                    Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
                                               detailed information on this action,                    Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources,          This information collection request
                                               please refer to those documents. The                    National Marine Fisheries Service.                    may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
                                               regulations include mitigation,                         [FR Doc. 2018–20186 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am]           the instructions to view Department of
                                               monitoring, and reporting requirements                  BILLING CODE 3510–22–P                                Commerce collections currently under
                                               for the incidental take of marine                                                                             review by OMB.
                                               mammals during fisheries research                                                                                Written comments and
                                               activities in the specified geographic                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                recommendations for the proposed
                                               region.                                                                                                       information collection should be sent
                                                  NWFSC conducts fisheries research                    National Oceanic and Atmospheric                      within 30 days of publication of this
                                               using trawl gear used at various levels                 Administration                                        notice to OIRA_Submission@
                                               in the water column, longlines with                                                                           omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
                                               multiple hooks, seine nets, and other                   Submission for OMB Review;
                                                                                                       Comment Request                                         Dated: September 13, 2018.
                                               gear. If a marine mammal interacts with
                                                                                                                                                             Sarah Brabson,
                                               gear deployed by NWFSC, the outcome                        The Department of Commerce will
                                               could potentially be Level A                                                                                  NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
                                                                                                       submit to the Office of Management and
                                               harassment, serious injury (i.e., any                                                                         [FR Doc. 2018–20212 Filed 9–17–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                       Budget (OMB) for clearance the
                                               injury that will likely result in                       following proposal for collection of                  BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                               mortality), or mortality. We pooled the                 information under the provisions of the
                                               estimated number of incidents of take                   Paperwork Reduction Act.
                                               resulting from gear interactions and                       Agency: National Oceanic and                       DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                               assessed the potential impacts                          Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).                    National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                                               accordingly. NWFSC also uses various                       Title: Aleutian Islands Pollock Fishery            Administration
                                               active acoustic devices in the conduct of               Requirements.
                                               fisheries research, and use of these                       OMB Control Number: 0648–0513.                     Proposed Information Collection;
                                               devices has the potential to result in                     Form Number(s): None.                              Comment Request; Coastal and
                                               Level B harassment of marine mammals.                      Type of Request: Regular (extension of             Estuarine Land Conservation Planning,
                                               Level B harassment of pinnipeds hauled                  a currently approved collection).                     Protection or Restoration
                                               out on land may also occur as a result                     Number of Respondents: 1.
                                               of visual disturbance from vessels                         Average Hours per Response: 16.                    AGENCY: National Oceanic and
                                               conducting NWFSC research. NWFSC is                        Burden Hours: 16.                                  Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
                                               authorized to take individuals of sixteen                  Needs and Uses: This request is for                Commerce.
                                               species by Level A harassment, serious                  extension of a currently approved                     ACTION: Notice.
                                               injury, or mortality and of 28 species by               collection.
                                               Level B harassment.                                        Amendment 82 to the Fishery                        SUMMARY:    The Department of
                                                                                                       Management Plan for Groundfish of the                 Commerce, as part of its continuing
                                               Authorization                                           Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands                       effort to reduce paperwork and
                                                 We have issued an LOA to NWFSC                        Management Area (FMP) established a                   respondent burden, invites the general
                                               authorizing the take of marine mammals                  framework for the management of the                   public and other Federal agencies to
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                                               incidental to fishery research activities,              Aleutian Islands subarea (AI) directed                take this opportunity to comment on
                                               as described above. Take of marine                      pollock fishery. An AI pollock fishery                proposed and/or continuing information
                                               mammals will be minimized through                       was allocated to the Aleut Corporation,               collections, as required by the
                                               implementation of the following                         Adak, Alaska, for the purpose of                      Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
                                               mitigation measures: (1) Implementation                 economic development in Adak, Alaska.                 DATES: Written comments must be
                                               of a ‘‘move-on’’ rule in certain                        The Aleut Corporation is identified in                submitted on or before November 19,
                                               circumstances that is expected to reduce                Public Law 108–199 as a business                      2018.


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FR Citation83 FR 47136 

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